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The 2010 Vintage at Crawford Beck Vineyard
Fond Recollections?
 
It is quite certain that some philosopher, poet, or ancient chronicler noted that nothing worth having is easily won.  That, in short, applies to the 2010 harvest at CBV.  The usually delicate dialogue between the vigneron and his vines devolved more often than not into a shouting match during the year.  Often the counter-clockwise airflow around low-pressure weather systems that swept from the Pacific into northern California brought cool, damp easterly breezes to western Oregon.  This cold weather delayed the bloom of the vines until weeks after the normal time.  Although the set of fruit was more than adequate, the slow accumulation of heat led to slow development of the grape berries, and véraison, the time when the green berries take on their mature colors, did not begin until near the end of August, the time when normally the luscious sweet clusters are baking in the autumn sun and taking on deep flavors. Read More »